The 2021 Paris–Roubaix was a

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one-day race that took place on 3 October 2021 in France. It was the 118th edition of

Paris–Roubaix Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Monuments' or classics of the ...

and the 28th event of the

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. The race was won by Italian

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in a sprint finish.

Teams

All nineteen

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s and six UCI ProTeams participated to the race. Of the twenty-five teams, only did not compete with the maximum allowed seven riders. 96 of the 174 riders to start the race finished. UCI WorldTeams * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * UCI ProTeams * * * * * *

Summary

Originally scheduled to take place on 11 April 2021, the race was postponed due to the

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. The planned race in 2020 was also cancelled due to the pandemic. For the first time,

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was held, taking place the day before the men's race. Italy's

won the race in a three-man sprint ahead of

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and

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. It was the first time an Italian cyclist had won the race since Andrea Tafi won the 1999 edition. The Paris–Roubaix weekend was wet and rainy, for the first time for nearly 20 years.

Result

References

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